Twin ducklings

[Backyardducks_]

Does anyone have experience with two ducklings hatching from one egg I have this really large egg my duck laid and when I candled it I can see two separate embryos I’ve heard of it happening but I haven’t heard of a successful hatch with them

 

[neo71665]

Hatching double yolks just about never ends well.

 

[Weeg]

It can be done, but you will 100% need to help them hatch, if they even make it that far. I know I would try, but don't expect a successful hatch.

 

[Backyardducks_]

It can be done, but you will 100% need to help them hatch, if they even make it that far. I know I would try, but don't expect a successful hatch.

I don’t quite know what day they are on but from experience I think around 20 days and I’m going to try and track where the one without the air cell is so I can help him if I need to but other then that I know it’s really rare for them to even make it to hatch point

 

[Weeg]

I don’t quite know what day they are on but from experience I think around 20 days and I’m going to try and track where the one without the air cell is so I can help him if I need to but other then that I know it’s really rare for them to even make it to hatch point

Can you post a candling picture of this egg? How interesting!
Read through this article on assisted hatching, its very likely you will have to assist.

 

[Blue Raptor]

Does anyone have experience with two ducklings hatching from one egg I have this really large egg my duck laid and when I candled it I can see two separate embryos I’ve heard of it happening but I haven’t heard of a successful hatch with them

Try!

 

[sassychickens76]

When is the hatch date? If they hatched, how did it go?

 

[Blue Raptor]

When is the hatch date? If they hatched, how did it go?

Yes, update plz!

 

[Backyardducks_]

Does anyone have experience with two ducklings hatching from one egg I have this really large egg my duck laid and when I candled it I can see two separate embryos I’ve heard of it happening but I haven’t heard of a successful hatch with them

UPDATE!
Unfortunately the egg did not survive I could tell one had given up and it affected the other one but I recently just had 8 ducklings hatch but there were only 7 eggs so there must have been another set of twins that I didn’t notice

 

[Morrighann]

Thank you so much for updating us. So many people leave us hanging, sadly.